by Colin McCormack | Jun 5, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
BOMANI J. STORY started his creative output at a young age, writing short stories as a child and finding early inspiration in an 1818 sci-fi horror novel written by a teenage prodigy, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Story graduated from USC’s School of... 
by Colin McCormack | Apr 24, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Like many indie filmmakers, FRANKLIN RITCH made a proof-of-concept to help sell his vision of a potential feature debut. Unlike a lot of other proofs-of-concept like sizzle reels or trailers, the scene Ritch shot made it into the final product; in fact, it encompasses... 
by Colin McCormack | Mar 29, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
As a producer, LIZ CARDENAS has a specialty in using a project’s ingrained constraints to its advantage, from the minimalist isolation of David Lowery’s A Ghost Story and Roshan Sethi’s 7 Days to the intimate escapism of Augustine Frizzell’s... 
by Colin McCormack | Oct 5, 2022 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Longtime friends MICHAEL TENNANT and BRITT RENTSCHLER met in an acting class, a logical place to find a potential creative collaborator. But for many actors, auditioning and waiting to be cast in someone else’s project can become a tiresome experience. Thus,... 
by Colin McCormack | Aug 24, 2022 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
The coming-of-age comedy FUNNY PAGES may be from a first-time feature screenwriter/director, though anyone with a fondness for independent film knows that OWEN KLINE is anything but a newbie to cinema. As an actor, Kline made a splash at age 13 as the youngest son of...